Comments on: Linux Mint 18.1 “Serena” Xfce – BETA Release

By: Matelot1958

Matelot1958 — Wed, 25 Jan 2017 23:28:43 +0000

Loaded 18.1 XFCE successfully today and all appears okay except for 1) Cannot load ‘aps’ package from either the welcome screen or using main menu route – Using both ways I get asked for password, which is accepted, and then after a lengthy delay, the aps screen flashes briefly and then nothing happens. Tried reboot but problem still persists. 2) same thing occurs if I try to access the firewall option. I’ve read through all 72 comments above and don’t see anything like my problem so wonder if I need to do another download and reinstall? Other than these two problems, everything appears fine – can access SPM okay and used it to install Chromium.

By: Junior

Junior — Wed, 25 Jan 2017 18:01:38 +0000

Reply to comment 71. Thanks Shawn for the news, I’ve already tested and I’m waiting for the stable version to upgrade my machines, and it really is one of the best versions I’ve ever tested.

By: Shawn

Shawn — Wed, 25 Jan 2017 17:44:52 +0000

Comment 69 Junior i have some great news for you
I just found out that Linuxmint 18.1 XFCE is already approved for stable release as of 4 hours ago
to prove it go to this link https://community.linuxmint.com/iso
at the top the top entry is KDE just below that one is the 2 XFCE entries 32 and 64 bit it says next to them approved for stable release
it wont be long now
i think this is going to be the best release yet it had lots of time to be tested its going to get way better with updates too

By: mholtzer

mholtzer — Wed, 25 Jan 2017 14:58:50 +0000

Thanks to the developers concerning the correction of the tray icons when using the Mint-Y-Dark theme in Xfce: they have now the right gray background color!

By: Junior

Junior — Tue, 24 Jan 2017 17:30:13 +0000

Great job, HP notebook testing 2009, excellent performance, fast and stable.
When is the final version coming out?

By: Superb performance

Superb performance — Mon, 23 Jan 2017 20:59:13 +0000

I’ve installed this version to an old laptop that had been running on Cinnamon 18.1. Speed gain is unbelievable, Cinnamon was so sluggish that it was a pain in the neck to use it.

By: Liam

Liam — Mon, 23 Jan 2017 16:28:19 +0000

@always tux #64, under settings you’ll find “Notifications”, from there you can adjust the time such notifications are displayed.

By: Habitual

Habitual — Mon, 23 Jan 2017 13:40:15 +0000

Rock Solid install of linuxmint-18.1-xfce-64bit-beta.iso
I have noticed that there are “fewer” pre-setup screens or they have been moved to another part of the install.

Polished as ever!
Looking to mount iso files with gnome-disks, but can’t find it?

Good job and well done.

By: Bryan

Bryan — Sun, 22 Jan 2017 20:07:14 +0000

tux, you can adjust the length of time displays for to whatever you want. It’s under Settings/Notifications.

By: always tux

always tux — Sun, 22 Jan 2017 02:31:50 +0000

It would be nice to have the volume indicator that appears in the top right corner of the screen to not display for so long, 10 seconds seems excessive. When I use my keyboard function keys to change the volume it displays for way to long. Unless there is a way to change this that I am not aware of.